Noblesville Schools cut the ribbon on the new Field Drive/Cumberland Road roundabout art sculpture on Wednesday, joined by design honorees and representatives from the City of Noblesville and Nickel Plate Arts.
The sculpture is intended to honor Noblesville Schools students, staff, families, and alumni and celebrates the district’s distinctive N in school colors black and gold with the words “Noblesville” and “Millers” highlighted. It features two 17-foot aluminum Ns facing in opposite directions and angled for maximized viewing.
The district launched a community art contest in 2019 to seek design inspiration for the project and received five submissions that featured a prominent N. Those winning submissions came from:
- Carter Metzger, Noblesville West Middle School sixth grader
- Amelia Wiggins, Noblesville High School 10th grader
- Kelsie Hayward, 2021 Noblesville High School graduate
- Jakob O’Dell, 2019 Noblesville High School graduate
- Donna Hess, Noblesville Schools receptionist
The district chose this specific roundabout to feature the art thanks to its location at the center of several schools, school facilities and athletic venues, including the new Noblesville High School multipurpose stadium coming in 2022.
The sculpture is being funded through the same construction bond used to build the stadium, with no impact to the tax rate and no use of classroom or referendum dollars.